Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday that Moscow was boosting the combat readiness of its military bases in Central Asia to counter what he said were U.S. efforts to grow its ...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, high-ranking officers, defense and military officials at Bocharov ruchey State Residence May 16, 2018 in ...

Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu reported that the Russian armed forces received more than 5,000 weapons ... New military bases have been created in the Arctic and five regional airfields are being ...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has outlined four tasks the nation's military must complete in order for the successful deployment of an additional 300,000 troops.

Russia is raising the combat potential of its military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and other response forces amid the developments in Afghanistan, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at a ...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is being sidelined by President Vladimir Putin after failing to deliver a quick and decisive victory in the Ukraine war, according to British intelligence.

Sergei Shoigu says the war is "debunking many myths" that NATO military standards are superior. He bragged that even Russia's Soviet-era weapons fared better in some cases than Western equipment.

In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu shows his signature under a roadmap for military cooperation between Russia and China ...

Shoigu, 67, has no military background but has served as defense minister for nearly a decade, and has been part of Putin’s leadership team since he was elevated to the presidency on Dec. 31, 1999.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday that the slowing pace of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine was deliberate, and driven by the need to reduce civilian casualties.

Shoigu and Russian military Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov had been the main targets of Prigozhin’s ire—who has blamed them for Russia’s military failures in Ukraine—as he threatened to ...

Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if faced with 'unfriendly actions,' Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu claimed in an interview with TASS state news agency on April 24.